Basehor community garden wins $4,800 grant

Basehor PRIDE member Orville Stokes prepares to snip the ceremonial ribbon at the Basehor Community Garden's grand-opening event May 12. All the touches were in place at the garden's entrance for the first time.

The grant was awarded by the Kansas Community Gardens Project, an initiative of the Kansas Health Foundation and Kansas State University Research and Extension. In the first of three planned years for the project, the Basehor garden was chosen as part of a competitive application process.

The funding will go toward additional tools, equipment and plants, along with a storage shed. The garden, at Basehor City Park, opened this spring for its first growing season.